In a physics experiment, two carts of mass 1.5 kg each are rolled towards each other. The orange cart has a velocity of 2 m/s and the blue cart has a velocity of -1m/s. The carts stick together when they collide.
What is the initial momentum of the orange cart?
Question 4
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In a physics experiment, two carts of mass 1.5 kg each are rolled towards each other. The orange cart has a velocity of 2 m/s and the blue cart has a velocity of -1m/s. The carts stick together when they collide.
What is the initial momentum of the blue cart?
Question 5
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In a physics experiment, two carts of mass 1.5 kg each are rolled towards each other. The orange cart has a velocity of 2 m/s and the blue cart has a velocity of -1m/s. The carts stick together when they collide.
What is the total inital momentum of the system?
Question 6
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In a physics experiment, two carts of mass 1.5 kg each are rolled towards each other. The orange cart has a velocity of 2 m/s and the blue cart has a velocity of -1m/s. The carts stick together when they collide.
What is the total final momentum of the system?
Question 7
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A 9300 kg railroad car A traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s strikes a second railroad car B that weighs 5000 kg at rest. After the collision railroad car A stops moving while railroad car B begins moving in the same direction as the collision.
What is the initial momentum of the system?
Question 8
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A 9300 kg railroad car A traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s strikes a second railroad car B that weighs 5000 kg at rest. After the collision railroad car A stops moving while railroad car B begins moving in the same direction as the collision.
At what speed will railroad car B move at?
Question 9
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What do you notice about the speeds of the two railroad cars in the above problem? Why do you think this happens?
Question 10
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In a physics experiment, two carts of mass 1.5 kg each are rolled towards each other. The orange cart has a velocity of 2 m/s and the blue cart has a velocity of -1m/s. The carts stick together when they collide.
What type of collision is this?
Elastic
Inelastic
Explosion
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